Love stamping and card making. Learning new techniques and being creative...with paper, colors and layouts.
I've been making cards since 2004 and have learned everything I know from groups and tutorials on the internet.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The image is by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps http://ididitcreations.com called Happy Harry and it is a "freebie". I just thought he was the cutest little mouse all caught up in himself and happy! There are still 4 days to enter this challenge plus you can pick up the cute little freebie.

Next is the verse which is by TLC Creations http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com and also is a freebie. In fact this whole card is done with freebies! The cheese is labeled Machokvacheese and was on a free digi web site. Lastly the paper is spring fling also on a freebie web site. This was just a lucky freebie card and it all fit togethr so well!!! I colored the image with my Copc Markers.

This is my first time entering this challenge and after I saw Happy Harry and decided I had to have him, then I decided it would be fun to play along.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Another week another Bloggers challenge! I am having so much fun with this challenge and enjoy all the wonderful inspiration here.

Where do I begin...this has two different techniques from Technique Junkies http://techniquejunkies.com. The first being second layer which is Faux Hand Made Paper (made with actual toilet paper) the second is called Penciled twinks. I colored the image first with pencils and then painted over with twinks. Directly under the image I used a cupcake paper and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist Tattered rose.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Okay Blog is giving me a hard time again today. I haven't played in Gingersnap Creations for a long time. I saw this cowboy and I couldn't resist. The image is from FCD and I just thought it was to cool!! The digital stamp is by Bonnie and she has many more on her web site http://dudetimedoodles.blogspot.com/ Just found out that they also have an Inspiration Challenge that I can enter so this is for May25th Inspiration Challenge

All papers are computer generated except solid blue and it is hard to see but they are all mounted on white cardstock.

Colored with my Copic markers and I cut the bandanna out of another piece of computer paper. Guess that's all I did wish I had used a TJ technique but didn't realize they were hosting the challenge, until I went to upload it!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Hope you all have had a wonderful week. Here it was rainy most of the week. Figures DH was off this week. He wanted to work in the yard so much that he actually worked in between raindrops. When he couldn't do that he was under my feet...Monday please come!!!

Well on to my card. For this one I went for the colors. I used the center picture to inspire me. Wanting it to look more like a water color I chose my pastel shades of Copic Markers. Going more for highlighting than coloring. The Image is from Stitchy Bear and the artist Delicious Doodles. www.stitchybear.com . This site has one of my favorite artist Sylvie Ashton, but I have discovered more great artists and art here. Papers are from my stash. Verse is from TLC Creations. createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com.

This was another fun challenge. Thank you Lisa www.lisasomerville.com. For anyone who would like to join in the fun check out her web site for the challenge, of course while your there check out all her beautiful art!! She has been a big inspiration to me!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The inspiration for this was the room above My poor little bug looks all one color but he actually is two colors a very light green and the spots are a very light yellow. (Copic Markers) This image is one of the first Digitals I ever purchased from Sweet N Sassy and have several more of her digitals. This one just is so cute and spring like as well as Birthday so I had to use it. Great for challenge and card for my church!

Papers are DT papers by K&Company, Brenda Waltons series, Designer Mat Pad. I wanted to use rick rack but didn't have any the right color so I made my own out of the paper. Buttons are from my stash. This also uses Technique Junkies technique Whisped Frames.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Well it's Friday and for many it's the end to a work week, for me, being retired, smile, it is another Bloggers Challenge Day.

This card is really simple but it does follow the sketch. It was made with a Dustin Pike Digital. It's for a little boy named Ryan he has an inoperable brain tumor. He's nine years old. If you would like to send him a card please go to dustinpike.blogspot.com and look for Free Digi and a Call for Cards. Dustin is collecting cards and he will personally hand deliver them.

The bottom yellow layer I did with my Pinking Shears because I thought to much scallop would look a little to girlie for a nine year old boy. Pretty much other than that I think it follows the sketch. Of course he was colored with Copic Markers.

Monday, May 9, 2011

This card was done for a new company (new to me any way). I discovered this through some free digi's she was offering like 20+ and it included some flowers...now if you know me at all you know I love flowers...they are my favorite to color. The chocolate ribbon was inspired by a card I had seen and the chocolate ribbon made it so rich looking. Coloring was with copic markers.My Mom passed away several years ago...so Mother's Day is bitter sweet for me. I also had two MILs who I adored but they too have passed. So even though I have no one to give this to..I will give it to all three in spirit!!!Hope everyone had a beautiful Mother's Day!!Now to give credit where credit is due the company who so generously offered all these free digi's is Digi Darla... and here is the url http://digidarla.com/.I hope to be entering more challenges now that the school year is ending it's so much fun because not only do I get to submit my card I get to see so many other cards and they are always so inspiring.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Today's challenge theme is Nature...when I think of Nature I think of flowers and birds. So I did this Orchid image and little robin. They are both digital images and are Imag-E-nations Just Inklined Digital stamps,http://www.imag-e-nation.com/ .Once again they were colored with copic marker. This card not only covers the Bloggers Challenge but will also be used by my church as a thank you card for visiting our church.Happy Mother's Day to you all!!! Hope you have a special and blessed day!